Mims · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mims in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Mims registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (3), Falls County (1) and Freestone County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mimses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mims registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
4
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Mimses registered

Texas counties where the Mimses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County350%
Falls County117%
Freestone County117%
McLennan County117%

Where the Mimses were born

Birthplaces the Mimses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama250%
South Carolina250%

When the Mimses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mimses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
4
1860s
1

Every Mims in the register

The Mimses in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel MimsHarrison CountySouth Carolina1855
Edward MimsHarrison CountySouth Carolina1852
Guy MimsFreestone CountyAlabama1853
Hannibal MimsHarrison CountyAlabama1858
Harry MimsFalls County
Isam MimsMcLennan County1866

Mims genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mims in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 3 of the 6, Falls County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Mimses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2) and South Carolina (2) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Mims?

Harrison County (3), Falls County (1), Freestone County (1). In all, 6 registered across 4 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Mims appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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